US titles announced, Japanese and US release date discussed, and what's this? 2 on 2 Pokemon Battles?

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A few small tidbits about the new GBA versions of Pokemon have just been released by Nintendo of America.

There will be two Pokemon GBA titles released: Ruby, and Sapphire.

Ruby and Sapphire will have a ton of new characters and feature a brand new setting (for the love of Christ FINALLY), as well as new boy and girl trainers, and two-Pokémon vs. two-Pokémon battles.

No, not even he can make Media Mail go faster.

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Majesco has announced an original GBA game called Hyperspace Delivery Boy. It features both puzzle and action modes of gameplay and will be available this fall. We should have screenshots later today. Here's the official press release:

SPECIAL DELIVERY! MAJESCO BRINGS ACTION AND PUZZLE EXCITEMENT

Updated - Owners of Super Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime MIGHT find new surprises the next time they play Super Smash Bros. Melee ...

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UPDATED: Our good friend Ravi Hiranand has mentioned in his recent Super Mario Sunshine impressions that a Super Mario Sunshine save did NOT unlock any new trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Nintendo's page is very difficult to translate, but it seems that there may either be a mail-in offer, or a Toys 'R' Us visit needed to get the trophy.

EA's PS2 rally game will also be released for GameCube in Europe.

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Although US gamers are probably out of luck on this one, our European readers will be glad to know that Shox, EA's upcoming rally racer, is headed to GameCube as well as the previously announced PS2 version. According to the game's producer, the GameCube port is only two weeks behind. Check out Cube-Europe at the link above for more info and the first GameCube screens.

The mysterious GameCube developer, led by ex-Rare employees, squashes a few rumo(u)rs and hints at its first project.

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Zoonami has been the subject of many rumors, but now their website has updated with some of the first real info we've seen from the company itself.

In addition to trampling on rumors that they are working on a Goldeneye 007 sequel of any kind or some "Gran Turismo killer", they've uploaded a heavily censored game proposal of their upcoming GameCube project, codenamed Game Zero.

The big green lizard will be shrunk down to your little handheld system.

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God-DAMM! I mean, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee is coming soon for GameCube, so it makes sense that Infogrames is publishing a companion game of sorts on GBA. No word on whether they'll link up, but Godzilla: Domination for GBA is, like its console companion,... Read more...

Once again, Sonic news isn’t as exciting as we once thought.

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Recently, PGC ran a tentative list of games slated to appear in the upcoming Sonic Mega Collection provided by Intensity Magazine. Unfortunately, it seems Intensity’s sources were incorrect as Sega today revealed the actual line-up of games on its Sonic Mega Collection page.

Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions is on its way to GameCube.

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Yesterday 3DO announced it would bring Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions exclusively to the GameCube by the end of 2002. Players take to the skies as Captain Blade, commander of the Alpha Wolf Squadron of the Green Army. Elite Missions will feature five different... Read more...

The NES classic might just be making a comeback, along with the company that created it.

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Although the original Technos went out of business in 1996 after doing some Neo-Geo titles, the original team is apparently still in business after re-grouping to produce Super Dodge Ball Advance for Atlus. Recently the team set up a new company with the old Technos Japan... Read more...

Making the trek to the Mall of America this weekend to open a can of whoop ass on a fellow Nintendophile? Wanna see the grand prize? Need answers? Click away!

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The Tourney is just 2 days away, and we’ve had lots of questions. Hopefully this will help all of you prepare for the big battle.

Q: So what does the supreme champion of each of the Planet GameCube Tournaments win?

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The winner of the Super Smash... Read more...

Japanese gamers will have to wait a little longer before getting their hands on the finished product.

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Sega and Sonic Team announced today that Phantasy Star Online Episodes I & II will be coming to Japanese stores over a month later than previously expected. The GameCube’s first online game is now scheduled for a September 12th release. Because of this delay, the... Read more...

Let's just hope Billy doesn't go crazy and order them all.

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According to our import partners, Lan-Kwei, Nintendo will be releasing a special edition Mario GameCube to celebrate the Japanese release of Super Mario Sunshine. The only picture revealed so far shows only the box that this special GameCube comes in. Also not known at... Read more...

Sega’s executives are looking to adopt a few publishers and make them a part of their family.

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In a very bold move, Sega has announced its plans to aggressively pursue the acquisition of other third party publishers in an attempt to become the second largest video game publisher in the United States this year and the largest by fiscal 2004. Sega of America Vice... Read more...

Planet GameCube is hosting its first ever Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Monkey Ball Tournaments during the Twin Galaxies’ Video Game Festival at the Mall of America.

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Planet GameCube is hosting it's first ever Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Monkey Ball Tournaments during the Twin Galaxies’ Video Game Festival at the Mall of America.

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A tentative list of what retro games we'll be getting in Sonic Mega Collection has surfaced...

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After digging around the net a little, it seems we may have found a tentative list of games that will appear on the recently announced Sonic Mega Collection. The info was posted by Intensity Magazine, who claim to have received a tip from Sega of Japan. The collection will include:

Why not play Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox, and Mario Party 4 when you're pickin' up your Mario Sunshine?

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Nikkei Financial Daily reports that beginning on July 19th, Toys R Us stores across Japan will feature kiosks with playable demos of Mario Party 4, StarFox Adventures, Metroid Prime and The Legend of Zelda.

Yes, note the fact that's the same day Super Mario Sunshine releases in Japan. It's no Spaceworld, but it's at least getting Nintendo's new games out in the public more.

Nintendo's Street Team have been chosen, and begin work this weekend.

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The Nintendo Street Team members have been chosen from the finalists and will begin this weekend visiting malls and other locations in their quest to promote the latest Nintendo games. Their uniforms will either be playable GameCube set ups with a 15-inch... Read more...

According to Professor Akio Mori of Nihon University, the longer people spend time on video games, the less activity they show in the prefrontal region of their brains.

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Universal Interactive's little purple dragon is finally going multi-console.

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Last year Universal Interactive announced that Spyro the Dragon would be going multiplatform, but no specifics were mentioned. Now the company has finally confirmed that their upcoming game in the series, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, will be available for GameCube as well as PS2. Hit the link above for the full press release, with a few details on the game itself.

Check out one of the weirdest GBA designs yet.

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According to GameSpot Japan, Nintendo is releasing a new GBA design to coincide with the July 13 opening of the newest Pokemon movie. The new GBA is alternately colored blue and red, with the primary casing blue and most buttons and triggers red. There are also small... Read more...